§ Mr. ButterfillTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what plans his Department has to increase promotion of British export goods in(a) European Community countries, (b) other European countries, (c) the United States of America and (d) other countries.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkI announced on 17 January at columns106–08 the relaunch of my Department's export initiative which introduced new measures to enhance the extensive range of export services traditionally provided by the Department. The initiative provides practical help, advice and support for United Kingdom exporters for all overseas markets. Major promotional campaigns, such as Opportunity Japan have an important role to play in this process.
Export performance overall is encouraging. In the three months ending May 1989, non-oil exports increased in real terms by 7 per cent. over the same period last year.